Narrative:

Flight from den was originally cleared EEONS4 SID. On taxi out to runway 8 in denver; ground told us to contact clearance delivery for a re-route. Clearance asked us if we had the coded departure routes (clearance delivery-right) onboard; and we replied in the affirmative. We were cleared the DENZZZ1 clearance delivery-right which reads kden YOKES4 dehli onl…we pulled into the ee run up pad near runway 8 and the first officer entered the route while I sent a message to dispatch with the new routing. The first officer and I reviewed the altitudes on the new departure and ran the before takeoff checklist. Our takeoff clearance was 'turn left heading 025 degrees; cleared for takeoff runway 8.' after switching to departure frequency; passing about 8;500 feet we were cleared direct to yokes; climb and maintain 16;000. Before we were level at 16;000 we were cleared to FL230. The flight management computer showed yokes dehli onl. After yokes on denver center frequency we were given a 025 degree vector. A while later center told me to call them when on the ground. Neither the first officer; both jumpseaters; nor could I figure out what we had done wrong.when I called denver center; I was informed that the correct departure routing is from yokes to chici and thence to dehli; and that several other aircraft/aircrews had experienced the same misunderstanding. Apparently; flying direct from yokes to dehli impinges on the arrival corridor. When I zoomed in on my ipad to verify the crossing altitudes; I didn't notice the enroute transitions box in the upper left hand corner of the chart; and the FMC did not load chici between yokes and dehli. The controller told me over the phone that 'it may be a problem in some aircraft's FMS.' between the late clearance; the ambiguity of the clearance delivery-right; and the incorrect FMC routing; there were several threats present. Denver seems to be one of the only airports I can remember operating into that has several different areas on the chart for routings.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air carrier flight crew received a revised routing from ATC before takeoff. They inserted the coded revised routing into the FMS and cross checked their entries. After takeoff; they received a vector to on course. After crossing the first fix they received another vector and a phone number to contact ATC. The FMS coded reroute omitted a fix that ATC was expecting them to fly to. ATC remarked that it may be a problem with some aircraft's FMS.

Narrative: Flight from DEN was originally cleared EEONS4 SID. On taxi out to runway 8 in Denver; ground told us to contact clearance delivery for a re-route. Clearance asked us if we had the Coded Departure Routes (CD-R) onboard; and we replied in the affirmative. We were cleared the DENZZZ1 CD-R which reads KDEN YOKES4 DEHLI ONL…We pulled into the EE run up pad near runway 8 and the First Officer entered the route while I sent a message to dispatch with the new routing. The FO and I reviewed the altitudes on the new departure and ran the Before Takeoff Checklist. Our takeoff clearance was 'Turn left heading 025 degrees; cleared for takeoff runway 8.' After switching to departure frequency; passing about 8;500 feet we were cleared direct to YOKES; climb and maintain 16;000. Before we were level at 16;000 we were cleared to FL230. The Flight Management Computer showed YOKES DEHLI ONL. After YOKES on Denver Center frequency we were given a 025 degree vector. A while later Center told me to call them when on the ground. Neither the FO; both jumpseaters; nor could I figure out what we had done wrong.When I called Denver Center; I was informed that the correct departure routing is from YOKES to CHICI and thence to DEHLI; and that several other aircraft/aircrews had experienced the same misunderstanding. Apparently; flying direct from YOKES to DEHLI impinges on the arrival corridor. When I zoomed in on my iPad to verify the crossing altitudes; I didn't notice the Enroute Transitions box in the upper left hand corner of the chart; and the FMC did not load CHICI between YOKES and DEHLI. The controller told me over the phone that 'it may be a problem in some aircraft's FMS.' Between the late clearance; the ambiguity of the CD-R; and the incorrect FMC routing; there were several threats present. Denver seems to be one of the only airports I can remember operating into that has several different areas on the chart for routings.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.